DStv decoders on discount

Langalakhe Mabena

In a bid to ensure that every household in Zimbabwe can access top-class entertainment that suits their budget, DStv Zimbabwe has introduced a special decoder discount price as a way of ensuring that viewers have ready access to exciting content.

The promotion, regarded as a “pre-Easter bonus for existing and new viewers,” will run until the end of March. DStv has packages under their six principal bouquets which are Premium, Compact Plus, Compact, Family, Access and Lite. Most of these packages have local TV stations including ZTN Prime (Channel 294), hence promoting local content viewing for the local TV Channels.

Charity Njanji, who is the Corporate Affairs and Public Relations Head of DStv Zimbabwe explained the difference on the bouquets which are on offer and why they have temporarily reduced the price of their decoder.

“Recognition must be given that across the community there are different budget capacities and different viewing needs. So the DStv experience is offered to Zimbabwean viewers with six principal bouquets: Premium, Compact Plus, Compact, Family, Access and Lite, the latter exclusive to viewers in the Zimbabwean market. Each offers a range of channels that provide variety and choice,” said Njanji.

She also said two of the bouquets — DStv Access and DStv Family, are becoming increasingly popular in the Zimbabwean market. Access offers over 55 TV channels, of which 10 are high-definition sources, while Family offers more than 60 TV channels, and both offer a selection of the audio channels commensurate with the value offer.

The two have been developed to ensure that members of the family can each find a selection suited to specific interests, needs and aspirational pursuits and each bouquet rests on the basic platform of information, education and entertainment, with specific needs such as age and gender catered for.

“It’s always important to make sure bouquets offer variety and that is the foundation of the DStv pay-TV service. Feedback has shown us that the balance of programming offered on these bouquets is well received by viewers, with content ranging from news, education, children’s programming, sport, entertainment and films,” said Njanji.

She added that there are a number of Zimbabwean productions available on DStv.